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July 1, 2012 Arts & EntertainmentCover StorySpecial SectionCity LifeFood & Drink

 

Fashion: Shop Talk

Like the good old days, Old Familiar’s retrofitted barbershop is a beloved, boys-only neighborhood hangout. The shears aren’t the only thing in the joint that’s razor...

Opening Volley

Beer and I go way back, like any self-respecting Ohio-born man of German heritage. I had my first beer when I was a freshman in high school. A cute girl at a party shoved a...

Road Trippin’

Even though the “I gotta get outta here” battle cry is usually reserved for Columbus’ winter months, there’s plenty to explore beyond the I-270 border this...

Gallery Space: Go with the Flow

Quick, what’s the most versatile artistic medium you can think of? You guessed it: medical-grade beeswax. You’re so smart, (614) reader. If somehow you’re unfamiliar with...

Hollywood to Hillsboro

He might be the second most famous standup comic to say, ‘f*ck it,’ and move to an Ohio farm (after Dave Chappelle), but Drew Hastings is the more eccentric of the...2

The New Hook

There’s plenty of good to say about the indie-rock-and-gospel-pop cascade put forth by Columbus’ Tin Armor. Still, the foursome of John Umland, Matt Umland, Matt O’Conke...

Into the Woods

As a kid, Alan Saunders liked scaring his friends in the woods behind his home in Delaware. “I was 10 and we were charging our friends 10 cents to walk through the woods,”...

Parting Shot: The Endless Days of...

I’ve always been under the distinct impression that the summers of my youth took place in the 1950s. In reality, they took place in the ’80s and early ’90s, but again, for...

Still Tril

Mark Titus’s ‘About the Author’ note on the Amazon.com page that sells his first book sums it up best: “His blog (clubtrillion.blogspot.com) has recorded over 3.6...

Kings of the Nightlife

The “Musicians Wanted” Craigslist page reads like a digital version of the old corkboard tacked to the walls of neighborhood record stores and guitar shops. Between...

June 1, 2012 Arts & EntertainmentCover StorySpecial SectionCity LifeFood & Drink

 

Golden Age: A Return to Glamour

Don’t miss the opportunity to attend The Golden Age, an evening of classic Hollywood with Columbus’ leading fashion industry professionals on June 7th. Sip a spirit at the...14

Opening Volley

A dude named Beethoven (I think he was in The Clash) once said that music “is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.” In some cases, that revelation is...

Fritz Lives!

I’m alone, in the dark, save for the flickering glow of my laptop, where Vincent Price is lumbering past a lone, swinging light bulb, pondering the next day in a series of...4

Height of Ingenuity

By Erin Norris What do you do when you’ve dedicated your life to dance, but it doesn’t translate into a career? It’s an inevitable dilemma for almost every professional...

Professionally Scary

One fateful night in the summer of 2004, Jerry Seinfeld, John Kerry and Snoop Dogg were all staying at the Westin Hotel in downtown Columbus when a mob of bloodthirsty zombies,...1

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Gallery Space: Nostalgiagram

Giles Clement spent the spring transforming a pleasantly sparse apartment into an 18th century photo booth. His tiny bathroom, porch and kitchen are functioning chemistry labs,...1

Politically Incorrigible

Before the renowned comedian, television host, and actor aims his notoriously pithy and liberal cantanker at you from the stage of the Palace Theatre, you might want to get to...